[EDLING:1119] CFP: Language Use, Language Processing & Language Learning: Interfaces in Instructed L-2 Acquisition

[Tamara Warhol]

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Date: 13-Dec-2005
From: Emma Marsden <em502york.ac.uk>
Subject: Language Use, Language Processing & Language Learning: 
Interfaces in Instructed L-2 Acquisition



Full Title: Language Use, Language Processing & Language Learning: 
Interfaces in Instructed L-2 Acquisition

Date: 19-Apr-2006 - 20-Apr-2006
Location: Southampton, United Kingdom
Contact Person: Ros Mitchell
Meeting Email: < click here to access email >

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition

Call Deadline: 03-Feb-2006

Meeting Description:

A 2 day conference, organised by the Language Learning and Teaching 
Special Interest Group of the British Association of Applied 
Linguistics. The goals of this conference are to explore, synthesise and 
build upon what is currently known about:
a)    how instructed second/foreign language learners perceive, process 
and internalize environmental language, and
b)    the teaching and learning of strategies which best promote this 
internalization.
Keynote Speakers:
Professor Merrill Swain, University of Toronto
Professor Suzanne Carroll, University of Calgary
Professor Michael Grenfell, University of Southampton



A 2 day conference, organised by the Language Learning and Teaching 
Special Interest Group of the British Association of Applied Linguistics 
and hosted by the Centre for Applied Language Research, University of 
Southampton, UK

Keynote Speakers:
Professor Merrill Swain, University of Toronto
Professor Suzanne Carroll, University of Calgary
Professor Michael Grenfell, University of Southampton

Call for Papers:
This event follows the highly successful BAAL/CUP seminar at York 
University in April 2005, at which the LLT SIG of BAAL was first 
launched. The overall aim of the SIG is to promote new thinking about 
language learning and teaching processes within BAAL, and within UK 
applied linguistics more generally. The goals of this second conference 
are to explore, synthesise and build upon what is currently known about:

a)    how instructed second/foreign language learners perceive, process 
and internalize environmental language, and
b)    the teaching and learning of strategies which best promote this 
internalization.

Papers and discussion will focus on the relationships between language 
perception and parsing processes, language practice, language use, and 
language learning, from different theoretical perspectives. Whether, and 
how, these interfaces can be enhanced by instruction will be of prime 
concern. A further important aim will be to identify methods and 
research agendas for investigating what learners do with the input they 
are exposed to in classrooms. The programme will also incorporate a 
strand of papers organized by UKPOLLS (UK Project on Language Learning 
Strategies).

We invite contributions relating to these themes from both established 
and less experienced researchers. The selection of individual papers 
will privilege reports of empirical research and/ or papers addressing 
methodological issues.

The final deadline for receipt of paper proposals is 3 February 2006.

Notification of acceptance of papers will be given by 17 February 2006.

Inquiries are welcomed by the SIG Coordinators and Conference organizers:
Prof Ros Mitchell, University of Southampton    r.f.mitchellsoton.ac.uk
Dr Emma Marsden, University of York     em502york.ac.uk.

Programme: Further Details
The keynote speakers will address the theme of the topic from different 
perspectives: sociocultural theory (Prof Swain), autonomous induction 
theory (Prof Carroll), learning strategies (Prof Grenfell). Their 
provisional topics / titles are as follows:

-Professor Merrill Swain (University of Toronto)
''Languaging, agency and collaboration in second language learning''

-Professor Suzanne Carroll (University of Calgary)
''From input to output: how the raw material of SLA affects the learning 
process''

-Professor Michael Grenfell (University of Southampton)
''Modern Foreign Language Learning and Teaching in the UK and Language 
Learner Strategy Research''

In addition to the plenary keynote talks there will be two strands of 
individual papers including a group of papers organized by the UK 
Project on Language Learning Strategies. Papers will be selected by a 
panel of LLTSIG committee members and a UKPOLLS representative. The 
selection criteria will be: relevance to the conference theme; 
originality of contribution (in terms of theoretical perspective, 
empirical findings and/ or research methodology); overall coherence of 
argument. Papers reporting work-in-progress with an emphasis on 
methodologies for researching links between language use and language 
learning in classroom settings will be especially welcome. The timeslot 
for individual papers will be 30 minutes to include discussion.

The BAAL LLT SIG
The Language Learning and Teaching Special Interest Group of BAAL was 
established in 2004 to provide a focus for BAAL members and other 
UK-based researchers with research interests in language learning and 
teaching. The shared interests of SIG members include:
-    Research into language classroom interaction, language learning and 
teaching and relationships between these, in a range of learning sites 
(conventional classrooms, immersion, CLIL, language learning VLEs);
-    Research strategies and new methodologies for researching language 
learning and teaching;
-    Theories of (instructed) second language acquisition;
-    Teaching and learning of first, second and third languages and 
relationships between these;
-    Language education policies and implementation e.g. in task/ 
curriculum design;
-    Motivation, language learning strategies and language awareness.

The LLT SIG organized a successful BAAL/ CUP Seminar at the University 
of York in April 2004, on the topic ''Instructed SLA: State of the 
art''. It has also organized a successful SIG strand at the 2004 BAAL 
Annual Meeting in Bristol, and will be organizing a symposium at BAAL 
2006 in Cork. The first formal Annual General Meeting of the SIG will 
take place during the Southampton conference.

Membership of the SIG is free to all BAAL members and open to others on 
payment of a subscription of £15 per year (the standard BAAL reduced 
-rate subscription). Conference participants are actively encouraged to 
join both BAAL and the LLT SIG!

Procedure for submission of paper proposals:
Proposals for individual papers are welcomed from both BAAL/ LLT SIG 
members and non-members. These should be submitted by email as an 
attached Word document, to r.f.mitchellsoton.ac.uk.

In the body of the email please include:

Name(s) of proposer(s);
Full contact details of lead proposer (institutional affiliation, postal 
address, telephone contact number, email address);
Title of paper.

In the attachment please include:

Title of paper;
Full text of abstract (up to 350 words including title and references).

Proposals from doctoral students:
We welcome proposals from doctoral students and a small number of 
reduced rate places will be available to students making presentations.

If you are a doctoral student and wish to be considered for a reduced 
rate place please include the following details in the body of your email:

1.    Your formal request for a reduced rate place
2.    Your institutional affiliation and name of supervisor
3.    Whether you are requesting a residential or non-residential place.

Reduced rate places will be awarded by the selection panel on the 
quality of the abstract.


Deadlines:
The final deadline for receipt of all paper proposals is 3 February 2006.

Notification of acceptance of papers (and of award of reduced rate 
student places) will be given by 17 February 2006.

Details of final programme, joining instructions etc will be circulated 
in early March 2006.

BAAL LLT SIG Conference, 19-20 April 2006, University of Southampton

Registration details:
The conference will take place at the School of Humanities, Avenue 
Campus, University of Southampton. This small pleasant campus is located 
next to Southampton Common, around 10 minutes from the main (Highfield) 
campus. (For maps and full directions see 
http://www.soton.ac.uk/about/campusmaps/avenuemap.html .)

Accommodation (dinner, bed and breakfast) for residential delegates will 
be provided at Highfield Hall, close to the Avenue Campus. Accommodation 
will consist of single study bedrooms, all of them en-suite.

The charges for the conference are as follows:
-    Full residential package (2 days, 1 overnight stay), including: 2 
lunches, dinner, bed & breakfast, tea/coffee & biscuits: £125. Student 
presenter residential package: £55.
-    Full non-residential package (2 days), including: 2 lunches, 
tea/coffee & biscuits: £70.
Student presenter non-residential package: £30.

If you wish to attend the conference, please complete the form below and 
return it by post to:
Prof R Mitchell
School of Humanities/ Modern Languages
University of Southampton
Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom.

UK applicants should include a sterling cheque for the appropriate 
amount payable to ''University of Southampton''. International 
applicants should contact R.F.Mitchellsoton.ac.uk for details of payment 
in pounds sterling by bank transfer.

Final deadline for receipt of registrations and full payment is 11 March 
2006. Places are limited and while these are guaranteed to all 
presenters registering and paying by the deadline, other places will be 
allocated on a first come first served basis. Payments will be 
acknowledged and places confirmed immediately on receipt.

Registration form: BAAL LLT SIG Conference, 19-20 April 2006, University 
of Southampton

Personal details:
Name:
Institutional affiliation:
Postal address:
Email:
Special dietary requirements etc.:

I wish to attend this conference as a:
residential delegate
non-residential delegate

I enclose a cheque for:
£125 (full residential rate)
£70 (full non-residential rate)
£55 (student presenter residential)
£30 (student presenter non-residential)

Signed: